Stumbling Stones Unter Krahnenbäumen 6

These memorial stones (so called Stolpersteine of stumbling blocks) commemorate:
David Ostrowski (born 1928, murdered in Minsk on 24-7-1942)
Ella Ostrowski (born 1922, murdered in Ravensbrück on 31-12-1941)
Gerson Ostrowski (born 1877, faith unknown)
Hans Ostrowski (born 1932, murdered in Minsk on 24-7-1942)
Josef Ostrowski (born 1920, faith unknown)
Leopold Ostrowski (born 1916, faith unknown)
Ludwig Ostrowski (born 1909, faith unknown)
Rebekka Ostrowski (born 1890, faith unknown)

The small copper plaques, in the pavement in front of houses of which the (mostly Jewish) residents were murdered by the Nazis, mention the name, date of birth and place (mostly a concentration camp) and date of death.

In many other cities, mainly in Germany but also in other European countries, the memorials also can be found. There are already many thousands of these plaques and their number is still counting. Almost all Stolpersteine are laid by the German artist himself, Gunter Demnig.

For more information and pictures, please visit Stolpersteine in Cologne (in German).

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Johan Tjallingii